Re: [bug?] checkout -m doesn't work without a base version

@@ -150,18 +155,27 @@ static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
 	int status;
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	mmbuffer_t result_buf;
+	unsigned char threeway[3][20];
+	unsigned mode;
+
+	memset(threeway, 0, sizeof(threeway));
+	while (pos < active_nr) {
+		int stage;
+		stage = ce_stage(ce);
+		if (!stage || strcmp(path, ce->name))
+			break;
+		hashcpy(threeway[stage - 1], ce->sha1);
+		if (stage == 2)
+			mode = create_ce_mode(ce->ce_mode);
+		pos++;
+		ce = active_cache[pos];
+	}
+	if (is_null_sha1(threeway[1]) || is_null_sha1(threeway[2]))
+		return error(_("path '%s' does not have necessary versions"), path);
 
-	if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
-	    active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
-	    strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, path) ||
-	    ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
-	    strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, path) ||
-	    ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
-		return error(_("path '%s' does not have all 3 versions"), path);
-
-	read_mmblob(&ancestor, active_cache[pos]->sha1);
-	read_mmblob(&ours, active_cache[pos+1]->sha1);
-	read_mmblob(&theirs, active_cache[pos+2]->sha1);
+	read_mmblob(&ancestor, threeway[0]);
+	read_mmblob(&ours, threeway[1]);
+	read_mmblob(&theirs, threeway[2]);
 
 	/*
 	 * NEEDSWORK: re-create conflicts from merges with

@@ -192,9 +206,7 @@ static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
 	if (write_sha1_file(result_buf.ptr, result_buf.size,
 			    blob_type, sha1))
 		die(_("Unable to add merge result for '%s'"), path);
-	ce = make_cache_entry(create_ce_mode(active_cache[pos+1]->ce_mode),
-			      sha1,
-			      path, 2, 0);
+	ce = make_cache_entry(mode, sha1, path, 2, 0);
 	if (!ce)
 		die(_("make_cache_entry failed for path '%s'"), path);
 	status = checkout_entry(ce, state, NULL);